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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1935
Page
1
Ohio State Bar Association urges the state utilities commission to tighten control over municipal and private utilities. Proposals call for constitutional changes to allow municipalities to regulate utilities, and for court review limits. A five year rate test period is proposed with appeals pending.
Reports from Pittsburgh indicate rising activity in steel and iron sheet mills with stronger deliveries and higher tonnages. Analysts note two groups, steel and iron, showing growth as rationing eases and demand improves for 192% capacity, with producers planning large shipments to 6 000 tons of final material.
A fragment recalls a 9 year old Lia Native at Charleston and a Georgia born boy connected to Gen Tecumseh Sherman. It mentions enlistment in the Thirty First of Chief Volunteers, with Mrs Mary Sands and a brother George Crown City Ohio listed among survivors.
A note from New York discusses wives monitoring diets amid royal scrutiny. The piece hints at public interest in appearances and possible influence on routines as the throne discussion continues.
An explosion at the Gilbertone colliery of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co in Gilberton Pa kills at least two miners and over 50 are overcome by poison fumes. About 200 miners were trapped then rescued as black damp filled the shaft on the sixth level, with cause under investigation. The mine lies about 12 miles north of Pottsville in the Mahanoy Valley.
Will Rogers writes from Washington praising Jack Garner and Jesse Jones. He says Garner’s 30 years of common sense and Jones’s RCA-like efficiency run the government, noting bankers envy Jones for loaning and collecting money beyond income tax.
Flames raged aboard the tanker Valverde about 1,000 miles east of Florida as two warships and four vessels rushed to help. The lone wireless operator pleaded for aid as the fire spread from the engine room threatening its fuel cargo. The British cruiser Frobisher led rescue efforts, with midnight arrival expected.
In Chevy Chase Maryland robbers ambushed a Capital Transit car-barn early today killing depot clerk J. M. Mitchell 58 and later beating to death mechanic Emory Smith whose body was found in Rock Creek Park Washington. The pair escaped with over 2500 dollars.
NEW PHILADELPHIA Jan. 21 Contracts on all 15 dams for the Muskingum water shed conservancy district project totaling 34 million dollars will be awarded by June 1, according to 0. 8 Army engineers in charge. Work has started on the Tappan and Charles Mill Dams and bids for the Clendening Dam in Harrison County will be opened January 31.
Secretary Hull aims to revive international trade through reciprocal treaties and believes America will regain a fair share of world business within a reasonable time. State Department officials say progress in six months suggests negotiations will restore normal commercial relations with leading trading nations before year’s end.
In Columbus on January 21, six contestants advance to the finals of the Prince of Peace declamation contest run by the Ohio Council of Churches. The group includes five boys and one girl, who competed in the regional event.
A ten day temporary restraining order barred Columbus from starting a $1 140 000 municipal light plant extension. Columbus Railway Power & Light Co. sought to prevent use of federal funds for a project they say competes with private business. City Attorney Davies called the move a novel legal twist on municipal franchises and monopolies.
The State Relief Commission approved a $10,396 work relief project to install guard posts on dangerous highway points in Washington and Monroe Townships Richland County, employing 32 workers. Other county projects include Athens 3171 for relief administration, Gallia 5425 to build concrete sidewalks at Gallipolis, and Hocking 74 to move equipment and upgrade East End and Logan Senior High School buildings.
Globe Wireless reported intercepting a distress call from the Japanese freighter Hokuman Maru bound from Vancouver to Osaka. The ship reported a starboard list of 17 degrees and taking on water.
Matthew J. Fleming, who started as a bank messenger, assumed active duties as governor of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland. He recalled starting as a messenger at Third National Bank of Pittsburgh 37 years ago yesterday and said banking was the only thing he ever wanted to be.
Reports from Washington state that President Roosevelt favors John Nance Garner as his vice presidential choice for the 1936 campaign. Some Administration members oppose, with names like Ickes and Wallace floated for nomination. Garner remains the White House’s favored running mate amid rival prospects.
Austin report states James V. Alfred will wear a homespun Texas suit as governor elect. The double breasted blue tweed outfit, spun and manufactured entirely from Texas materials, was crafted at Texas Technological College.
Ohio faced a brutal cold outbreak with subzero lows expected as a winter storm moved in from the West. Ohio River rose from a long drought after rain, Cincinnati logging 2.36 inches in the past week and 0.65 inches over the weekend amid widespread moisture.
Vienna reports King Zog, the world's only bachelor sovereign, seeks a wife from the United States. The 39 year old ruler demands not only beauty but ability, charm, and an annual income of one million dollars. Zoe notes reforms as Albania marks the king's tenth jubilee.
One hundred sixty nine pupils across Athens City elementary and junior high were absent today, mainly due to influenza and illnesses. East Side School reported the largest absentee count while Albany Consolidated School, closed Friday for flu, reopened with a smaller list. Health nurse Miss Viola Fell urged keeping sick children home until full recovery.
William Treace, 51, a cook with the National Guard infantry, sustained a fractured ankle, sprained wrist, and possible pelvic injury. Police say he was found at Sheltering Arms Hospital after being brought in from the Armory where he slept on a cot since Sunday. He suspects being struck or tossed from a vehicle, but officers think he fell downstairs and crawled to his cot.
Supreme Court refuses to review Thomas J. Mooney case keeping him in San Quentin Penitentiary. He remains sentenced for involvement in the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day parade bombing.
A burglar entered the Epworth Methodist Church pastor's study in Marion on Sunday and stole the morning collection of about 700 from a metal fling case. The incident was reported January 21.
A Sunday fogbound state leads to a surge in traffic crashes with at least ten deaths. Victims include Manvil Sandy of Dayton 31 James Arlie Frost 22 of Hamilton Paul Armstrong 20 Versailles Frank Sullivan 22 Springfield Edwin O Neil 56 Columbus and Dorothy Rhine 35 Cleveland. Jack Jones 28 of Columbus dies as coroner investigates possible foul play.
Gov. Martin L. Davey announces William A Wallis former Kent School superintendent will direct Ohio relief activities. He will supervise about 10 million dollars in relief funds monthly, succeeding Frank D Henderson after federal approval in Washington.
Funeral services for Owen Frost of Columbus will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at his Rutland home of D F Taylor. The Rev. Harley E B Bolton will conduct rites. Burial is set for Miles Cemetery.
Los Angeles police questioned the husband of Delia Holmes after the body of the 37-year-old cosmetics saleswoman was found in a ravine near the city. Missing since January 11, she was found yesterday with two bullet wounds and signs of brutal assault.
Paul E. Wirt, 65, attorney and inventor of the fountain pen, died early today at his Bloomsburg home. The longtime resident and Bloom area figure was renowned for his contributions to writing instruments and legal practice. He leaves a widow and several siblings.
Public Enemy No 1 Alvin Karpis and companion Harry Campbell evaded a police trap in Atlantic City after a gun battle. Police, bracing on bridges and highways, urged clothing sellers to watch for buyers seeking apparel to avoid disguises. Two women, Dolores Delaney and Winona Burdette, were later questioned in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia police report a machine gun guarded caravan ready to move Robert Mais and four associates to the city as they seek the body of nightlife figure William Weiss. Superintendent Le Strange says the Weiss kidnapping case is entirely cleared after arrests last week by police and federal agents.
Columbus reports a advancing cold wave from the Mississippi Valley and lake region. Zero temperatures are expected over the upper lakes with near zero as far east as the Indiana Illinois line. Rain is likely to change to snow this afternoon before tonight's much colder conditions and snow flurries. Temperature ranges from nine to what varies between North Dakota and Southern Florida.
Columbus reporters note Frazier Reams postponed starting his probe into Ohio Penitentiary conditions until the Senate grants the promised authority. Governor Davey had pledged to empower the inquiry.
Joanna Wolfe aged one year and 11 months died Sunday night at her parents home in Racine. Funeral services have been arranged at once.
The Supreme Court recessed today until February 4 without ruling on the constitutionality of gold payment suspension legislation. A decision on that date was generally expected.
Washington report on social security funding and the administration plan to push a 4.88 billion relief and public works measure through Congress. Dr. Edwin S. Witte signals possible liberalization by lawmakers, while opposing the Townsend Plan and Lundeen Social Insurance Bill as impractical under current economics.
Belgian authorities moved to quell pro German agitation in Eupen and Malmedy. Troops entered the cantons and several agitators seeking union with Germany were jailed following the Saar plebiscite.
Mrs Bina Sanborn age 73 longtime Middleport resident widow of jeweler B H Sanborn died Sunday night at her home Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at the residence with Rev Clarence Swearingen officiating Burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery She survives a daughter Bess two sons Max and Harley a brother A B Hoyt Marietta and sister Carylyn Hoyt at home
J Rennie Pack asks Athens County Common Pleas Court for 10000 from Everett Dowler an Nelsonville auto dealer for alleged adultery that disrupted his marriage. He seeks a temporary restraining order to stop Dowler from disposing of money or property before settlement.
A young man calling himself Robert Grant, 18, told Hastings police he was abducted by two men who said the purpose was to block Hauptmann's defense witness from testifying. Investigators traced him to New York, while state hearings in Flemington focused on Hauptmann assets after the Lindbergh ransom.
Senate investigators reopen hearings on warship bidding amid allegations of collusion. Probes focus on price spikes from 8 million to 16 million dollars between 1932 and 1954. In Racine, George M. Roverd, 80, died at home and his body was moved to Vercaiiles for funeral.
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